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How much do medical assistant float jobs pay per hour?

As of Aug 17, 2026, the average hourly pay for medical assistant float in Virginia is $19.89, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $16.92 and $22.40 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is a medical assistant float?

A Medical Assistant Float is a healthcare professional who moves between different departments or clinic locations as needed. Their responsibilities include assisting physicians, taking patient vital signs, preparing examination rooms, and handling administrative tasks. This role requires flexibility, adaptability, and strong multitasking skills. Floating medical assistants help ensure smooth operations in busy or understaffed areas, providing essential support where it is most needed.

What does a medical assistant float do?

As a Medical Assistant Float, your workday involves supporting various clinical departments based on staffing needs, which may change daily or even within a single shift. You might be assigned to specialty clinics, primary care, or urgent care settings, assisting with patient intake, vitals, documentation, and basic procedures. Floats are valued for their versatility and are expected to step in wherever they're most needed, requiring quick adaptation to new teams and workflows. This dynamic environment provides variety and opportunities to gain broad experience, making it an excellent stepping stone for career growth in healthcare.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as a medical assistant float?

A Medical Assistant Float needs solid clinical skills, a medical assisting certificate or diploma, and the ability to quickly learn new environments. Daily responsibilities require proficiency with electronic health records (EHRs), medical office software, and routine medical equipment; many positions also ask for certification such as CMA or RMA. Outstanding adaptability, strong organizational skills, and effective communication are vital soft skills for floating between teams and clinics. These abilities enable seamless support across multiple departments and ensure consistent, quality patient care in a variable work setting.

How to become a medical assistant float?

To become a medical assistant float, you typically need to have prior experience as a medical assistant, demonstrate flexibility and adaptability, and obtain certification such as the CMA or RMA. Employers often prefer candidates with strong clinical and administrative skills who can work in various departments and shifts. Continuing education and maintaining certifications are important for advancing in this role.

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Infographic showing various Medical Assistant Float job openings in Virginia as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 80% Full Time, 14% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 96% Physical, 1% Hybrid, and 3% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $41,364 per year, or $19.9 per hour.

Medical Assistant - Float Pool

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Norfolk, VA • On-site

$18.27/hr

Other

Re-posted 18 days ago

Job description

Overview
This Flexible Talent position is responsible for providing as needed, outpatient care for our patients and assisting our physicians in all clinical areas of the practice. Must be compassionate, dedicated and driven towards providing outstanding patient care.
Candidates should have availability Monday-Friday anywhere from 8am-5pm. This is an hourly position working no more than 29 hrs/week.
Responsibilities
  • Opportunity to assist various clinical departments with a variety of patient populations

  • Triage of incoming patients by obtaining vital signs, chief complaint, reconciling medication list, reconciling allergies and preparing patient for the visit.

  • Assist physicians with examinations, minor surgeries, diagnostic procedures, and treatments. Provide basic patient care and examinations as directed.

  • Administer injection of medications or immunizations in accordance with approved nursing protocols. Observe the patient for any reaction to medications, immunizations, treatments, and significant incidents.

  • Cross-train with LPN staff nurses to be able to perform all diagnostic procedures, i.e.; visual exams, ear lavage, EKG, Spirometry, all injections, helping with pharmacy requests, in-house labs, procedure clinics and entering of all data in the Electronic Medical record.

  • Prepare exam rooms for patient visits, restocking of the clinical area and exam rooms. Sterilize instruments when used and maintain medical equipment.

  • Appropriately document all nursing interventions in the electronic medical record. Review the chart for completeness, test results, and billing.

  • Scan upcoming appointments for additional medical record information necessary. Obtain medical records from other physician offices, hospitals, labs, emergency rooms, and radiology prior to patient visits.

  • Complete all "tasks" assigned to individual teams (as well as cover for other nurses who may be temporarily absent). This includes responding to patient messages, prescription refills, lab results, referrals, home health agencies, medication prior authorizations, patient forms and follow up from physicians. All tasks must be reviewed, addressed and marked appropriately before the close of each business day.

  • Respond to questions from patients, family members, faculty/residents, other health care providers in a timely and professional manner. Patient phone calls should be answered on the same day they are logged in, before leaving for the day. If patient is not home at the first attempt, a notation should be made in the medical record. All patient conversations must be documented in the electronic medical record.

  • Follow Medical Group protocols related to infection control, environmental safety and patient confidentiality. Complete annual recertification for OSHA, Blood Borne Pathogens, Compliance, Respiratory FIT and IT policy.

  • Performs other duties assigned.

Qualifications
Required qualifications:
Successful completion of a Medical assistant program (or equivalent military training) and certification (CMA, CCMA, or RMA) or the ability to obtain certification within 90-days of hire. Must have some working knowledge of computers.
Preferred qualifications:
Previous medical office experience with relevant functions in a doctor's office preferred, but not required.
Location : Location
US-VA-Norfolk

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